Disneyland opens | July 17, 1955 - HISTORY
Nov 24, 2009 · Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy and futurism, opens on July 17, 1955. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in …
Opening Day at Disneyland: Photos From 1955 - The Atlantic
Jul 24, 2019 · During the week of July 17, 1955, Walt Disney’s new theme park, named “Disneyland,” opened to the public in Anaheim, California. The 17th, a Sunday, was intended …
Vintage Photographs from Disneyland's Historical Opening Day, 1955
Oct 17, 2024 · Mickey and Minnie Mouse appear at Disneyland’s opening day, on July 17, 1955. Traffic was delayed on the two-lane Harbor Boulevard. Famous figures who were scheduled to …
Disneyland's Grand Opening - This Day in Disney History
Actor Fess Parker, famously known in 1955 as TV's Davy Crockett, led the opening-day parade dressed as the famous frontiersman and riding a horse! ''There were so many people I couldn't …
Disneyland’s Glitch‑Filled Opening Day - HISTORY
Jul 17, 2015 · Children running through Sleeping Beauty's castle in Fantasyland, Disneyland Park, California on opening day on July 17, 1955. Parade participants—including character Minnie, …
The Grand Opening of Disneyland - Designing Disney
Disneyland Park opened to the public on Monday, July 18, 1955 at 10 a.m. By 2 o’clock in the morning, people were already lining up outside the park’s gates. The first person to buy a …
A Day to Remember: Disneyland’s Grand Opening, July 17
With news buzzing about the grand opening of Disneyland’s California Adventure, it’s a perfect time to look back at another momentous occasion: the grand opening of Disneyland itself on …
A Look Back at July 17, 1955, Opening Day at Disneyland
On July 17, 1955, Walt Disney read the inspiring words on this plaque during the official dedication of Disneyland park: Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the …
'Black Sunday': Remembering Disneyland's disastrous opening day - SFGATE
Jul 17, 2020 · Parade participants ready themselves and their costumes for the televised grand opening of Disneyland on July 17, 1955. Minnie and Mickey (the latter with mask off) and …
Opening Day: Disneyland (1955) - Duchess of Disneyland
Jul 17, 2014 · Read more about Opening Day, Disneyland's grand debut in 1955. Find out who was there, what was open, and how the park was initially received!